Hurricane SIMON

...it looks like the two of you be dancing till Wednesday afternoon

this AM in San Diego raindrops were fallin' on my head...

same old same old here....wind may have decreased a few knots but it is still howling out here and raining with dark rain clouds everywhere...this is getting a bit old now...weird it doesnt really show up on the satellite...internet is off more than it is on.


our house is on the left



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Shari,
You and Juan are really "living on the edge"

Glad you are wringing the mop rather than your hands....

Great pic, Shari.

Just tie yourself to the mast, eh?!

Glad you're not starring this one down?

Super Typhoon Vongfong . . .

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Originally posted by bajacalifornian Glad you're not starring this one down? Super Typhoon Vongfong . . .

We still don't have water here for laundry but clear skies SSW 7mph ~ 85º Niiiice

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Shari,
This picture is hauntingly powerful....I just needed to comment on it again.

For me, it is capturing so much.....

Your best pic ever.....

thank you Ged...I find storms so powerfully beautiful that I want to capture that feeling. Today Simon is a different animal. We are getting the backspin so it is blowing strong westerlies so the rain has spun back again and the swell is battering the coast on this side of Asuncion. Some big boulders fell into the blowhole area and our beach is again exposed rock with no sand. No laundry today.

Here is what it looked like this morning.











Now at mid day the wind shifted to the west and is blowing even harder which will help dry things out everywhere...got some sunshine between squalls too.

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Simon says, "All Clear" . . .

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Originally posted by Cisco Quote: Originally posted by bajacalifornian Glad you're not starring this one down? Super Typhoon Vongfong . . . As of 3 a.m. Japanese time Wednesday (2 p.m. EDT Tuesday in the U.S.), the eye of Vongfong was about 700 miles south-southeast of Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, moving west at about 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds had skyrocketed to an estimated 180 mph, the equivalent of a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, according to the U.S. military's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Vongfong became the fifth super typhoon (150 mph max sustained winds or higher) of 2014. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Vongfong has now surpassed Genevieve for the most intense western Pacific typhoon of 2014 by estimated central pressure (900 millibars). On the JMA typhoon intensity scale, Vongfong is the third "violent typhoon" of 2014, following Genevieve and Halong. "It's safe to say Vongfong is the strongest storm on earth since Haiyan last year," said Michael Lowry, storm specialist for The Weather Channel. Haiyan killed over 6,000 people when it slammed into the Philippines in November 2013 with maximum sustained winds estimated at 195 mph by JTWC. http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/typhoon-vongf...

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.....'bumpy on approach' ....indeed!

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Originally posted by bajacalifornian Simon says, "All Clear" . . .

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.....an excellent example of the old saying..be careful what you wish for ......

.....''a house on a point on the pacific where we have a great view of storms''

Rumor has it 12.5" of rain at Punta San Carlos yesterday. Just South of El Rosario.
Rumor Control must not be operational due to all the wind.

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Originally posted by Sonora Wind Rumor has it 12.5" of rain at Punta San Carlos yesterday. Just South of El Rosario. Rumor Control must not be operational due to all the wind.

Could be real messy....here is a dry day:

Doing Great David K.

We just got back last night. San Quintin didn't look any worse for the ware from Simon. Saw a few mudd holes, but all roads passable. Caught a few yellow toads. Hope all is well with you and yours.

I did not get past Don Eddie's, but others in the camp had been out and had no issues. Road to Lorenzzo's was muddy but passable. On the return trip ( During the day ) San Vincente north looked dryer than a popcorn fart.